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Denise Bayes

@deniseb.bsky.social
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Flash fiction and short story writer. Free Flash. Ellipsis zine. 100 Word Story. Firewords.Roi Faient. NFFD Anthology. Temple in a City. Thin Skin. Flash Amiga.

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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 22h
Fabulous title and realistic dialogue in this piece by @eleanor-luke.bsky.social freeflashfiction.com/fiction/i-se...
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I see my future carved in a stone rhinoceros - Free Flash Fiction
The tour guide promises she will stick to the shade.  I pull my Lisboa cap snugly over my eyes. George is embarrassed by this cap. But I think it gives me a Kardashian air. I have the butt to match.  ...
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 22h
Every time I read this story by @fionajanemack.bsky.social I notice something new. Today, this London, so familiar and yet so strange, was hers only for a moment till it rolled right on by fictivedream.com/2022/02/01/s...
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Shapeshifting
by Fiona J. Mackintosh BACK IN CLAIRE’S days in London, all the young women wore pie-crust blouses and velvet ribbons like the new child Princess. This was long before laptops and mobiles and…
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Such beautiful heartfelt writing by Mikki Aronoff. Love the frame of the old rhyme. ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
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On This Starless Night — Ghost Parachute
Wish you may…. Breathe in clouds of steam as you climb into the bath. Clasp the bar of earthy olive oil soap that your beloved gifted you on your birthday. Press it to your chest as you petition for a...
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
That is beautiful and thoughtful. Mothers and daughters encapsulated.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Loved that book. So glad I heard Jupiter at the Flash Fiction Festival and dashed off to buy it.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Winning title
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If only that was all we needed to do...
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I need to explore this Pangram. Thanks for sharing
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The rhythm of life and that final paragraph which makes you stop Beautiful piece by Coleman Bigelow moonparkreview.com/issue-37-fal...
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The Time Will Come
By Coleman Bigelow The time will come when I’ll find a partner and make partner and partner up, and you’ll be satisfied. “Put her there, partner,” you’ll say, extending your hand to me like I was s…
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
See you there! I am on the train Friday night after work so see you Saturday
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Can you remind me of your first name...or look out for mine...
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@eleanor-luke.bsky.social see you in Madrid on Saturday?
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Noémi!! Wow
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Congratulations! Great news
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Arresting first sentence and arresting story. Enjoyed this very much.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
What a lovely piece of writing @chriscottom.bsky.social Loved the details that made this come to life. thewoolfx.com/falling-flat...
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Falling Flat by Chris Cottom | The Woolf
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Let me know if you run another online class. Loved your prompts.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank you. I recently went to the Flash fiction festival in Bristol which was fantastic!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The ordinariness of this moment. The way it makes us reflect on the things we were all doing before. Captured perfectly by @sfreligh.bsky.social Congratulations
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thanks @sfreligh.bsky.social It is so special. A moment. A flash.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I have always loved the song Changing Lights by Stacey Kent, words by Kazuo Ishiguro. This 100 word flash evokes those same emotions of paths crossing. Congratulations.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Marvellous!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Love historical flash for this way we bring the past and the people to life.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I wrote about it a few years ago in a theatre anthology. The reason fire doors open outwards apparently
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I understand that need to share a story like this @nomad-sw18.bsky.social Sunderland Victoria Hall was my version growing up. Love the intensity and motion in this. Congratulations
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Looking forward to reading the new issue!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Queen of titles!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Congratulations! Love lullabied...
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Last weekend, @flashficfestuk.bsky.social This week, Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. Reading. Talking. Thinking. A summer of refresh.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I love writing Micros. And I was persuaded by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social that I might love @smokelong.bsky.social micro marathon next year
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Great verb!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When they talk about unique voice in writing...they are talking about @sagreene1.bsky.social . Who else could invent this? Fabulous. Looking forward to the tales of Perpetua...
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
You think you know Jane Austen? Not till you have read this meta version by @sagreene1.bsky.social A deserving highly Commended in @freeflashfiction.bsky.social this time
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Imagining it with you there, Suzanne...
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This! Exactly. Thank you.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just paid but it wouldn't let me add my name. So the mysterious attendee will be me!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Yes! Sounds great
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Belladonna's Garden - 2026/07/DeniseBayes
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Thanks to the editors for including my story in @bdglit.bsky.social beautiful summer issue. Link to story in comments
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Belladonna's Garden - 2026/07/DeniseBayes
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Gillian O’Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Feel like a child high on jelly babies. Bath Flash Fiction Festival beyond my WILDEST. Meeting my heroes. Brilliant workshops from @fionamckay.bsky.social @kathyfish.bsky.social @mariegethins.bsky.social SO inspired. @bathflashaward.bsky.social
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It was such a lot of fun. Lovely to meet you.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I loved this panel. So much information about research and novellas.
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hurray. I am going to Madrid so we will definitely meet there. Looking forward to it!
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Noooo!!!! I can't believe it either. I thought there were only 2 of us from Spain. Are you going to the European Writers Salon in Madrid?
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Thanks for sharing. It was great to meet so many writers...but especially you Cole after so long knowing you virtually!
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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Good times at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social Flash 🥔s @hanakhalique.bsky.social @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @dawnsteffler.bsky.social @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social @kateaxeford.bsky.social & @pleomorphic2.bsky.social's book MOTHER KARMA Hanging out w @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social (cont'd)
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Love this from @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social That sapphire blue bra turns the story into something special. gooseberry-pie.com/midsummer-re...
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Midsummer Reverie - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Just back from Scandinavia and that was a respite from the heat here in Spain(and the UK of course)
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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Thank you!
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